Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

Victoria Park railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford and opened on 8 May 1888 as Collingwood, being renamed Victoria Park on 1 May 1909.[1]

Victoria Park
Southbound view from platform 2 in June 2014
LocationLittle Turner Street, Abbotsford
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Mernda
Hurstbridge
Distance5.42 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeVPK
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesCollingwood
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Collingwood
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Clifton Hill
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Clifton Hill
towards Hurstbridge

Between 1888 and 1901 the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne City Centre was made in 1901, between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the Inner Circle line.

A former goods yard is located next to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding capable of holding 2 stabled trains is located at the northern end. The present station buildings were constructed in 1981[2] and the original wooden pylons that the former buildings sat upon were removed.[3]

The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club between 1892 and 1999.[4] Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from Australian Football League matches played at the stadium.

Platforms & services

Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates one route via Victoria Park station:

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Victoria Park station:

Transdev Melbourne operates fourteen routes via Victoria Park station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Victoria Park Station:

References
  1. Victoria Park Vicsig
  2. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 134.
  4. "Victoria Park". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "961 Night bus: City - Collingwood - Eastern Fwy - Templestowe - Doncaster". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "207 City - Doncaster SC via Kew Junction". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. "966 Night bus: City - Kew - Doncaster Rd - Box Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
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